PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The fight to keep tiny pollutants from reaching the dinner plate might start in the laundry room. Innovators are coming up with...
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Republican lawmakers on Monday questioned the structure of a multimillion-dollar settlement between the state of Minnesota and 3M Co., arguing they...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — General Mills announced a deal Tuesday to create South Dakota’s largest organic crop farm as the food giant works to secure enough organic...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin voters, especially those outside of the Milwaukee area, are skeptical the Foxconn Technology Group project is worth the $3 billion in...
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A coalition of Great Lakes advocates is urging Congress to provide funds for cleaning up the region’s waters and strengthening its...
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a remarkably public confrontation, House Speaker Paul Ryan and other Republican allies of President Donald Trump pleaded with him Monday to back...
WASHINGTON (AP) — In his zeal to lay blame on his predecessor, President Donald Trump has given a problematic account of how the Russia investigation began....
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ten years after a financial crisis rocked the nation’s economy, the Senate is poised to pass legislation that would roll back some of...
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Major utilities have found evidence of groundwater contamination at coal-burning power plants across the U.S. where landfills and man-made ponds have been...
WASHINGTON (AP) — After last year’s successful drive to cut taxes, what does the majority party in Congress do for an encore? The answer for Republicans...
DANANG, Vietnam (AP) — For the first time since the Vietnam War, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier is paying a visit to a Vietnamese port, seeking...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jordan Peele had to dig deep to get the horror-satire “Get Out” to the screen, and his reward was the first original...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — ABC says it will air a special interview with James Comey in April before the former FBI director’s book is released. The...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is embracing the potential for a trade war after announcing his intent to place tariffs on imported steel and aluminum,...
PRESTON, Minn. (AP) — “We brought in some dirty water,” Joni Mehus said, holding a glass jar filled with brown water from field runoff. She and...
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican with an A rating from the National Rifle Association for his long history supporting pro-gun measures, is...
NEW YORK — The rift between corporate American and the gun lobby is growing. Retail heavyweights Walmart and Dick’s Sporting Goods have taken steps to restrict...
MADISON, Wis. — The National Rifle Association has given more than $4.5 million over the past 20 years to help Republican office holders in Wisconsin. That...
MILWAUKEE — The administrative agency that oversees employee union elections in Wisconsin can decertify collective bargaining groups if they don’t file election paperwork on time for...
WASHINGTON — Republicans spent much of the last decade firing up their base with a vow to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. But when...